Tag: Homestead

Tiny House,Off-Grid Living!

Off-Grid Living In A Tiny House Could You Do It? Host: Karen Lynn “Lil’ Suburban Homestead” Well Karen Lynn’s guest tonight Teri at Homestead Honey lives the Off-Grid Tiny House Dream that so many folks are dreaming of these days.  Is it really simpler? Teri’s blog posts and beautiful pics sure capture the imagination of…
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January 19, 2015 0

20 Tell Tale Signs Your A farm Girl!

20 Tell Tale Signs Your A farm Girl! Host: KarenLynn “Lil’ Suburban Homestead” Can you drive past a farmers market without stopping? Do you have an addiction to gardening magazines? Karen Lynn shares these and more in the “20 Telltale Signs That You’re A Farm Girl” and also shares some exciting shows that were formerly…
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November 25, 2014 0

Homesteading! Anything I Can Do…You Can Do

Homesteading! Anything I Can Do…You Can Do Originally posted on APN I want to write a post on who can homestead. We live in times where even using the word homestead sounds old fashioned or confusing. Perhaps many reflect upon the Little House on the Prairie notion, and shake their heads saying no way. Others…
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September 15, 2014 0

5 Acres and A Dream!

5 Acres and A Dream Host: Renee “Homestead Honey Hour” Modern day homesteaders seek out an agrarian lifestyle for a laundry list of reasons and come from a multitude of backgrounds. Within this growing segment of the population going “back to the land” are more than a few baby-boomers. Beginning to homestead as a middle-aged…
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May 22, 2014 2

Well-Appointed Prepper Homestead Part III

Well-Appointed Prepper Homestead Part III Host: Renee “The Homestead Honey Hour” This week on the Homestead Honey Hour I’ll be concluding by discussing the Barn and Barnyard as well as all those things that come under the category of Miscellaneous. Whether you already keep livestock on your place, are thinking of adding something new, or…
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March 27, 2014 0

The Well-Appointed Prepper Homestead!

The Well-Appointed Prepper Homestead Part II Host: Renee “The Homestead Honey Hour Last month, I talked about outfitting your homestead prepper kitchen and household. If you missed the show, you can find it in the archives Go HERE! This month, on The Homestead Honey Hour I will be continuing with this expansive subject and talking…
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March 13, 2014 0

The Homestead Hog!

The Homestead Hog! Host: Renée aka Michigansnowpony It’s easier than you think to raise your own pork! If you have the space and your zoning allows it, you might want to consider raising a couple of pigs. Not only will you have the most delicious hams, chops, and bacon you can imagine, you’ll also have peace…
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October 10, 2013 0

Meat Rabbits for the Homestead

Meat rabbits for the homestead. Beyond chickens, probably the “next best”, most productive animal for the homestead is the meat rabbit. Rabbits are inexpensive, easy-to-raise, prolific, quiet, and take a minimal amount of space. And, they produce the leanest meat of all domestic animals as well as usable pelts and incredibly-rich garden fertilizer. Of course,…
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September 12, 2013 0

Integrity creating an Indelible Homestead!

Homesteading in essence is built on self-reliance creating and building our stead into a home.  There are many who classify themselves as Homesteaders, Preppers,  Survivalist and even Thrivalist (which I like to call myself) but today let’s not  get hung up on debating the definition that each perceives as true for the title, after all…
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September 2, 2013 0

Built to Last “My Homestead” where I am!

The elderberries are ripe and the first signs of changing seasons are appearing, soon fall will be on the wind. Join Lynna on The Other Side… A Preppers Path as she brings in the first day of September with a smile and a look at Built to Last My Homestead. Often when thinking of a…
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September 1, 2013 0

Developing your “Homestead Master Calendar”

Why do it and how to do it! In previous episodes of the Homestead Honey Hour, I’ve talked about locating and developing your homestead as well as finding balance on said homestead. This time I’d like to take it a step further and share how to keep track of everything you have going. As we…
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August 15, 2013 0

Why we homestead on “The Homestead Honey Hour”

Why we homestead on The Homestead Honey Hour. Is it because we want to be more self-reliant? We want a better quality life for our family? We want to prepare for emergencies or because we want to be a more in-depth participant in the circle of life? We all have our reasons for storing water,…
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June 13, 2013 0

Homestead Bliss: Balancing all that weight on your shoulders

On this episode of the Homestead Honey Hour: Balancing all that weight on your shoulders with Renée aka MichiganSnowPony Chances are, if you homestead, you also engage in several (or even all) of the following activities: Work off-farm, have a family, take care of livestock, keep a large garden, preserve and put up your own…
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May 23, 2013 0